Olek Krupa | |
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Born | Aleksander Krupa 18 March 1947[1] |
Other names | Olek Krupa |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1974–present |
Spouse | Noa Ain (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947),[2] often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 as Peter Beaupre and The Italian Job as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film Salt. Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as X-Men: First Class, Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.